Temp staffing’s March revenue growth lowest since 2010, Pulse finds

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 5% year over year in March among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. The 5% growth in March — the second consecutive month of slowing growth — is a deceleration from February’s 7% median growth pace and marks...

Insperity revenue rises 15% in Q1

Professional employer organization Insperity Inc. (NYSE: NSP) reported revenue rose 14.7% in the first quarter to $802.4 million.

The average number of worksite employees paid per month in the quarter rose 14.8% year over year to 158,391. The continued acceleration of worksite employee growth was primarily...

ISM manufacturing index decelerates in April

The US manufacturing sector expanded at a slower pace in April than in March, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for US manufacturing. April’s index reading registered 50.8 compared to March’s reading of 51.8.

Readings above 50.0 indicate expansion.

“The...

Three in five US employees did not negotiate pay

Salary negotiation is not as common as one might think, with women far less likely to negotiate than men, according to Glassdoor’s Salary Negotiation Insights Survey released today. The survey found 59% of US employees accepted the salary they were first offered at their current/most recent job and...

Eagle appoints Janis Grantham as CEO

Eagle Professional Resources Inc. named Janis Grantham as CEO. Grantham takes over the role effective today at the Ottawa, Ontario-based firm, which ranked as the 13^th-largest staffing firm in Canada in 2015, according to Staffing Industry Analysts.

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Outplacement firm RiseSmart names chief sales officer

RiseSmart, an outplacement firm acquired last year by Randstad Holding nv for $100 million, appointed Ian Dawson as chief sales officer effective today. The role is a new position within the firm.

Dawson most recently was senior VP of global solutions for Randstad Sourceright’s recruitment process outsourcing...

Hire Dynamics names new CEO, announces recapitalization

Hire Dynamics LLC, an Atlanta-based staffing company, announced a new CEO and the completion of a recapitalization by MSouth Equity Partners.

Larry Feinstein succeeds company co-founder Dan Campbell as CEO, effective May 15. Feinstein currently serves as senior VP at ADP (NASD: ADP).

Campbell will remain...

BG Staffing revenue rises in Q1

BG Staffing Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF) reported revenue rose 45.7% year over year in the first quarter to $59.5 million. Gross margin also improved.

Revenue rose 14.3% on a pro forma basis, which takes into account the company’s acquisition of the Donovan & Watkins division of the Willis Group in the...

Accolo hires exec to lead growth

Accolo Inc., a San Francisco-based recruitment process outsourcing provider, hired Michael Palmer as VP of business development to lead its growth initiatives.

Palmer created the RPO business for Ceridian and led the public sector RPO division for Adecco RPO, signing the first multi-million dollar, multi-year...

LinkedIn revenue beats expectations; net loss widens

First-quarter revenue from LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) beat expectations, rising 35.0% year over year, or 38% in constant currency. The online networking company reported members rose by 19% in the first quarter to 433 million. Net loss widened.